# 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `609120` · 2007-01-09 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 146,000
## Narrative
HYUNDAI SONATA 2001  SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE.    I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED  AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE AT A STOP, THEREFORE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.  DAMAGE TO DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, HEADACHE, AND LEFT SHOULDER SORE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.    TOOK CAR INTO BE INSPECTED BY HYUNDAI.  THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT WITHOUT A DEPOSIT. (WHICH WILL NOT BE REFUNDED)  IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE CAR, AND NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES THE CAR HAS, AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT DEPLOYED, UNLESS THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
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